Medical Centre Kawerau

Nau Mai Haere Mai and Welcome to Kawerau Medical Centre

Kawerau Medical Centre is Kawerau's award winning, state of the art Medical Centre located at 26 Islington Street, Kawerau. With Doctors, Pharmacy, and Specialist Centre all in one location, you won't need to go anywhere else. Please phone us to make a booking (07 323 6249). See you there!

Meet our Doctors

Kawerau Medical Centre's doctors all have broad skills in primary medical care.

Our Doctors:

Dr Emily Hermanson
Dr Rebecca Brandon
Dr Indira Edwards
Dr Nasir Khan

Each doctor has their own areas of special interest and expertise and are happy to work together as a team to provide the best overall care for our you and your whanau.

We encourage patients to choose one of our doctors to be their regular GP.
Read more about our GP's here.

KMC winners at EBPHA Practice Awards

Congratulations to our team for their outstanding achievements at the EBPHA Practice Awards.

KMC received the following awards:

Best Immunisation Champion
Best Cervical Screening Champion
Best Diabetes Champion
Highest Achieving Practice Smoking Cessation
Highest Achieving Practice Flu Vaccination

Great effort team in our first year!

KMC Specialist Centre - OPEN

KMC Specialist Centre is now OPEN!

KMC Specialist Centre aims to provide Specialists with a first-class location in Kawerau/EBOP to hold Outreach clinics.

A brand new day theatre and ancillary services are also available if required.

KMC can now provide Specialist Clinics and Hospital Outreach Clinics in addition to our current GP/Pharmacy/Laboratory services.

The work is driven by significant growth and patient demand and the steady increase in patient enrolments since KMC opened.

Please contact us for further information or for bookings.

KMC gains Cornerstone Accreditation

KMC is proud to announce we are now a Cornerstone Accredited General Practice.

Cornerstone Accreditation tells patients our general practice has met high standards set by The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP).

This ensures our patients receive high quality care.

Winners of the Horizon Business Excellence Award 2014 - Best New Business

Congratulations to all our staff at Kawerau Medical Centre! KMC were the proud winners of the Horizon Business Excellence Award for Best New Business.

KMC would like to thank our fantastic, hardworking staff, and thank our patients and the Kawerau community for your support since we opened.

The award recognises the outstanding achievements of our new business and confirms that KMC demonstrates excellence in our field.

Come Join Us! Enrol at Kawerau Medical Centre Today

If you haven't joined yet, and would like to experience award winning service, come in or download an enrolment form today.

FREE Visits for Young People and Children Under 19yrs

It's FREE for all our enrolled children 18yrs and under to see the GP. We want to make sure all our Kawerau tamariki are the healthiest in the country!

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Kawerau Medical Centre Mural

The large mural in the reception area was painted by artist Emma Malota, cousin of Dr Emily Hermanson and is based on the history of Kawerau. “Kawerau” was an ancestor of the Ngati Tuwharetoa tribe, a grandson of the great Toi-Kai Rakau, a famous chief who lived in the Bay of Plenty before the 1350AD Maori fleet arrived. Ngati Tuwharetoa lived on berries, fern roots and tawhara, so "Kawerau" got his name from the "gathering and carrying of leaves" at harvest time. Rongoa (traditional Maori medicine) is the theme of the mural, and plants such as Harakeke, Kawakawa, Koromiko/Kokomuka, Rata, Manuka, Ponga are depicted. The weaving pattern represents the banks of the Tarawera river, and the kowhaiwhai pattern, it's swift moving current, as it flows past the maunga Putauaki (Mt Edgecumbe) and the town of Kawerau. The addition of birds and insects bring the whole mural to life!

We are displaying more of Emma's artwork throughout the building, or check out her website here.

New Zealander of the Year Dr Lance O'Sullivan

Kawerau Medical Centre was honoured to have New Zealand's inspirational Primary Healthcare Hero as our guest of Honour at the Grand Opening on 30 May 2014.

Northland general practitioner Lance O'Sullivan was awarded the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year 2014. The Kaitaia-based doctor was honoured for his leadership, vision and advocacy in healthcare. Dr O'Sullivan and his wife, Tracy, established low-cost health clinic Te Kohanga Whakaora (Nest of Wellness). He also set up Northland's first fulltime, school-based health clinic MOKO, which provides medical care to 2000 children across the region. His Kainga Ora (Well Home) initiative fixes rundown homes in the community.

If you haven't heard him speak before, be prepared to be amazed!

Minister of Health Tony Ryall

Kawerau Medical Centre was honoured to have Kawerau local and longserving Health Minister Tony Ryall speak at our Grand Opening.

Minister Ryall has done an extraordinary job at cutting hospital waiting times and has been instrumental at increasing VLCA funding for Rural General Practices. He orchestrated National's Policy to make GP visits FREE for children aged 13yrs and under (from July next year).

Minister Ryall is a very entertaining and engaging speaker and the crowd thoroughly enjoyed his humorous speech!.